Phoenix Raceway has provided some of the most iconic and memorable moments in its half-decade hosting NASCAR Championship Weekend. With imminent change on the horizon, including a departure from the desert as the series finale, melancholy muddles the anticipation radiating from another sellout crowd.

But rather than the sun setting to a somber swan song, the scene is set for what’s guaranteed to be one of the more cinematic and competitive clashes for the title in NASCAR history. Phoenix will serve as a battleground for a heavyweight spectacle between stock car racing titans Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing.

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